There is many choices and attachments available for lift trucks. Although the majority of attachments are manufactured to be utilized on typical lift trucks, there are actually a few made to be used on VNA and reach trucks. It is very essential to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment that should be approved for use by the particular lift truck manufacturer.
The most vital common attachment is the sideshift and is considered to be standard device. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load positioning as well as enables the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the machinery.
Fork positioners are an attachment option that allows the operator to adjust the forks' distance from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mainly utilized in high volume operations where there is a huge range of crate and pallet sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. Used for dumping and transporting hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are really useful for various industrial applications.
The slip sheet attachment is used to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard which is utilized rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull mechanism that clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. Afterwards, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments are available in many different designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller types of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments that could pick up a variety of drums all at once.
One more option is tilt control, which enables the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help lift and move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.